After a month and a half after finishing the recipe of the lotion, we opened a new store dealing with cosmetics.
I have named the cosmetic brand Orna, and half a year after opening, there is no one that does not know its name.
The make-up shop focusing on lotion became a big hit item, several times bigger than what we imagined.
It was probably thanks to the rumours of the lotion originating from Valor’s wife.
Thanks to that, the shop has a big line every day, and it is sold out immediately. We are building up our production system in order to catch up, but we have not caught up yet.
Regardless of how much we can produce, further positive reviews will expand the demand.
We even have customers from neighbouring countries that are arriving at Murteu, and multiple letters have arrived asking for us to sell to the royal family of multiple countries.
… There is a fierce information fight spreading behind the scenes of such glamorous success.
To steal the lotion production, every day a spy from another company enters the production plant.
Herbs formulated with olive oil and water… It is mixing with a mystery medicine.
However, how to make lecithin which is called the secret medicine has not been found out.
It is not made in the city of Murteu, and no one has found out where it is from because Valor is camouflaging what he is purchasing from Towerhades.
Even if it is found out that it is made with Towerhades, the production system is prepared with extreme care so that it will not leak secrets.
If you sneak into the property of the assassin, you can understand what will happen.
Towerhades was struggling in another field though, the amount of lecithin required was extraordinarily large, and the soybeans made in the territory disappeared in a blink of an eye.
However, because you can not convince with “I can not make it any more” we buy soybeans from other towns secretly.
Valor hides the purchase of lecithin from Towerhades, and Towerhades is concealing soybean purchase.
“Other people want to sell lotion, the manufacturing method cannot be stolen, it is reasonable for them to target people who know exactly how it is made.” (Ilg)
My expectation has come true.
At midnight, someone sneaks into my house, approaching my bedroom hiding their presence.
It is top notch because it is evaluated well with my standards.
But it needs far more to kill me.
It is easy to deal with them, but this is a good teaching material for Tart and Maher. I will stay still until just before I am killed.
Perhaps they will use a poisoned needle with a blowpipe or something. Their purpose is not to kill but to abduct and to find out the secret of the lotion.
… Well, how well will Tart and Maher work?
The answer will come soon.
There is no sound Tart comes into the room, she rolls up her skirt.
There is a knife on her right thigh, the metal rod attached to it tripled as she pulled it out.
The rod is connected, and it is made into a spear by being connected with a knife.
Spears are the most powerful weapon in close combat. When there is fighting between a sword and a spear, it is said that there is three times the amount of skill required for the user of the sword. In addition, Tart has a talent with spears. She probably has the【Spearsman】skill. TLN- C rank skill that makes the user a lot better with spears, Rougue has 【Body art】 which has half the effects of 【Spearsman】 but with all weapons.
The spear is a birthday gift I gave. Tart says it is her best treasure and she does not do a day without maintenance on it.
Tart uses the spear or knife option according to the circumstances.
Although her hit may not be a fatal injury, the knife Tart has is painted with neurotoxins.
With it they cannot even move a finger, they are not even permitted to commit suicide so as to hide the information of the client.
Maher came out from where she was hidden and tied up the enemy.
“I was able to capture them safely… and I made it so that they cannot commit suicide.” (Maher)
Tart and Maher, who noticed the intruder, Tart instantly intercepted them, and Maher was closing the escape route.
I give it a passing score.
“Both of you did well, you were able to repel an assassin of high ranking.” (Ilg)
The speed to notice the intrusion of the assassin, planning and the execution of the plan. It was not perfect but it exceeds a certain level.
“I’m happy.” (Tart)
“I’m going to get into a lot of information from them.” (Maher)
“The torture was only recently told how to do at the lecture. It will be a good card if you can find out the information about the client. If you can devise how to get the information without allowing them to suicide, try it, I already taught the necessary way to do that.” (Rougue)
“Yes, I will do my best! Because they were trying to do terrible things to Ilg, I will not pardon them.” (Tart)
“Yeah, I am also very angry… and then after, if it goes well praise me, brother Ilg.” (Maher)
Anyway, for me, it’s better for them to not to hesitate to kill people.
Unlike me, it was impossible for them to kill death row prisoners.
However, there is no feeling of guilt, as the feeling of wanting to be praised has outweighed it.
Well, while they are torturing, I will clean the room that is dirty with blood.
Today’s night will be longer than usual.
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Two years passed since I came to Murteu, it has passed in no time.
I look back on what I have done so far.
It was very busy every day with the new store, but thanks to that I was able to learn about the world.
As the person who made the Valor trading cosmetic brand Orna, I was called to various places, so I have made a lot of connections.
The funds I have are tremendous.
As Valor promised, I keep getting 5% on all the Valor chains that deal with cosmetics.
Today is the day I return to Towerhades.
The carriage was in the yard of the mansion, and I and Tart are getting on it.
“Maher, you need to manage the information network of Orna.” (Ilg)
“Leave it to me, Brother Rougue. I will protect the Murteu store here.” (Maher)
We have become 14 years old, and her impression has changed significantly as she grew up. Tart is cute, and Maher has grown up to be a beauty.
Age 14 is the age considered to be an adult in this country.
I tried training Maher over the two years, but she is still not suitable for the assassin force. However, she grew to an extent that she could be delegated backward support.
Together with the opening of a new store, I appointed her to be my secretary, she is working as the right arm of Ilg Barol and she also has skills as a merchant.
While I leave the town of Murteu, she will do all the work.
… And she knows my real name and core business. That is why she called me brother Rougue, not brother Ilg.
She is needed to gather information necessary for assassination, provide funds and secure necessary supplies, while acting as a deputy representative of Valor’s cosmetic brand, Orna.
“Maher, sorry, only I am following Rougue” (Tart)
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